A look to the future through the eyes of adolescent boys placed in institutional education facilities

The bachelor's thesis deals with the future of adolescent boys who are placed in a diagnostic institute for youth. The theoretical part of the thesis describes the current concept of adolescence together with some changes that occur during this developmental period. Furthermore, the future is introduced as a concept in the field of psychology. The core of this chapter is the introduction of the concept of future orientation and its context. The following is an explanation of the concepts of risky behavior and conduct disorders and the system of educational care in the Czech Republic is introduced. The empirical part describes qualitative research, which was conducted on the basis of semi-structured interviews with boys placed in the diagnostic institute. Six boys aged 15-18 were included in the research. The aim of the research was to map the view of the future of the mentioned adolescent boys. The results show that boys attach great importance to their career focus, regardless of whether they have an idea of their specific future profession. Furthermore, the importance of the current family in starting their own family is shown. Life experience influences future images, especially in the area of lifestyle and family relationships. KEYWORDS Adolescence, youth, future orientation, conduct disorder